Cycle, motor cycle, and analogous saddle



' A. H. LAWRENCE CYCLE, MOTOR CYGLB, AND ANALoGoUs SADDLE Filed guly 19,

19,21 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 A. H. LAWRENCE CYCLE, MOTOR CYCLE, AND ANALOGOUS SADDLE -Filed July 19. 1921 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 A. H. LAWRENCE ACYCLE, MOTOR CYCLE, AND ANALOGOUS SADDLE Filed July 19. 1921 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 om.' 2, 1923. 1,469,227 .f l A. H. LAWRENCE y CYCLE, MOTOR CYCLE, AND ANALOGOUS SADDLE Filed July 19 1921 4 SheatllBa-Sheet 4 patented Get. 1923.

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ARTHUR HILLSTEAD LAWRENCE, OF BERIQINGHAM, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO TL B; A

BROOKS AND CGMENY LIETEDV, OF BRMINGHAJI, ENGLAND. y i 'f croma, Moron CYCLE, ann" .enanosons.sennnn.Y Y'

Appneamric iuiyie, leen serial no. 425,955.

(GRANTED nimnnrnn rnovrsrensV ori'rirn eer er Manen a, restais-rar 11,*1'3135` Be it known that l, ARTHUR LILLsTEAD provements Relating to Cycle, Motor Cycle,

and Analogous 'Saddles (for which l have filed an application in. Great'Britain Aon the 10th day of June', 1920, No.VV 15645/20), of which the followino'. is a specification'.V

Y This invention re ates to improvements in motor-cycle, cycle andV analogous saddles'of that type wherein the seatv proper is supported upon a system of substantially par- Vallel-'motion members and has forits lobject to provide a saddle of this kind constructed in a more compact and sin'iplied manner than heretofore.

According to this invention l' providea saddle wherein the top 'thereof is supported on either side upon a laminated leaf spring` and a link disposed substantially parallel YVtherewith, thespring being carried by Vva fixed part of theimachine to'which the rod or link is also pivoted.Y Y Y lFigure 1l is a sideV elevation of one form of the invention. j 'l 'Y y Figure 2 is a cross-sectionV on the line 2-2 Figure 1 of vone side ofthe apparatus.

Figure' is a side elevation of another form of the invention.

y Figure l is a similar view to Figure of yet another form of theinvention.'A Figure shows a view similar to Figure 1 but employing a modified typeof spring.

Figures 6 andl are across-section and side elevation respectively lof an alternative `method of mounting' the springs and links upon the carrier of the machine.

Figures 8V and 9 areviews showing alternative methods of taking the strain setup in the apparatus Yby a load `placed upon the saddle. In carrying out this 'invention as showny on the accompanying drawings at Figures 1 and `2, the saddle top 1 is ymounted upon a bracket 2 having a depending portion 4 at Yeach side of the saddle. A y ,s Upon the upper transverse Vpins 3 projecting from the depending portions ,Il of vthe^ above-mentioned bracket y.the forward ends of quarter-elliptic canti-lever larnniatedy leaf springs 5 arehingedjonefon either sideoffthe saddle. The rear ends of these springs vare' rigidly secured to the carrier of the machine in anysuitable manner. lln vthe lmethod shown at Figures 1 and 2v'the rear ends of the springs are carried by clipsy 6 bolted .to plates 7 which in turn are bolted to thestays 8 of thecarrier.l

Disposed beneath each and parallel thereto are rigidvlinks 9 the forward ends of which are pivoted upon transl verse bolts 10 mounted in arcuate slots'"11 in the aforementioned depending porti-ons l of the bracket 2 and situated directly be neath the upper .transverse pins 3.ZV .By

'means vof the slots "11' the tilt Lof the saddle may be'varied. V.The rear ends of. these ylinks are pivoted as at 1 2 tothe `plate 7 beneath the point of attachment ofthe 'rear ends of the springs.` f

of these springs f Vhen a load isput upolrthe saddle top-` it' movesfdownwardly, the vlinks pivoting about their forward and rear ends and the springs being put in. tension. ,Whenf the load lis 'released the I springs return the saddle to its originalposition, any'suitable form of stopbeing employed,i f`desired,to limit the'upward movement of the springs.

Various modificationsmay be made in the construction without departing from they spirit of the invention. vWe may,"y for instance, as'shown at Figure 3,V dispose'thie links 9l abovethe springs 5 instead of below. l the'rnV as above Adescribed ;A also, compensated canti-leverV springs 13' maybe used'as 1n Figure 4 in which case they would be'pivoted to the carrier by means of clips 14, the

rear ends abuttino` against ,suitablel sto-ps 15 which may, if desired, be'ma'de adjustable by means of the screw-shank 24: andnuts25, so that the tension on theA springs-maybe varied to suit the weights Vofdifferent riders.

Stops such as 26' may kbejprovided to limit the load is removed therefrom. i

Alfnstea'd of quarter-elliptic springs being employed as shown at Figures 1 and, the saddle-top may befsupportedv at each side by parallel-motion 'springs' such .as 'shown at Figure 5. Each of these springs comprise a central leaf 16 exten'dingfrom the saddle top 'to' thev carrier,V the upper face ofoneV e5 ythe upward movement ofthesaddlelwhen Y end and the loiver face of the. other end being each built upwlth a seriesol laminar tions 17' so lthat the Whole forms a double quarter-elliptic sprino` the built-up ends of which are connecter 1 respectively to the saddle top and totlreoarrier.

`.An alternative method of mounting tthe rear ends of the `springs. andi links upon the carrier is shown at Figures 6 and 7. A U- shaped vmember 18 rests lupon the carrier with thelegs f. Same pointing downwardly and is secured to the Vlongitudinal side members-20. bf the carrier by mealsot olipslQ. The links have their reen endspivoted to the lower extremities ofthe legs .or the member-18 `Whilev the rear, ends ofthe springs .fie

are housedin pocketsy 2ly formedfin the up per, portions of the said` legs. To assist in taking the strain upon the apparatus` py a load put upon the saddle, a 'hook member Q2 is ,secured to the member 18 (as shown 'clearly at Figure?) and adapted toengage onegof. the transversefmembers 23 of "the carrier.. Y Y

Alternative vmethods of assisting in. takthe strain uponthe Vapparatus are shown at Figures and and consist of' rods 27 rigidly securedto the plates 7. rlhe'outer ends ofV these rods areprovided with slots 2.8 vin which.y arehoused hooked bolts 29 adapted to clip on tothe carrier-'stays and to securely and Vrigidlv clamp the rodsltlieretoJ by I neansV of the nuts` 30 asis clearlyv shown at Figure l9..' Alternativedispositions or the .rods 27, are shown `by dotted linesin Having, fullvy described my invention, Wh at desireltoV claim and, secure by Letters z Baten@ isfl, A vmotora-cycle, efyele oranalogoussaddle comprising a saddletop, p arallelfmotlon link members, means for oonnectingvjthe,paraldel-motion'link` members to :the saddle-top,

and means fori Connecting y the; .parallel motion.- link members. to. the maohine,. said parallel motion link membersbeing disposed in Lipper and lower planes .andvoonsistingjof a rigid link memberpivoted at opposite ends. andza leaf. Spring fixed at one end and .pivoted at. thelother end and arrangedv substantially parallel-to and1 Cooperating. with the rigid. link memberyso. as to act as a parallelemotion'link, in order. to impart a parallel motion tio-.the saddle topp. and at the same time support the load.

.2. A motori-royale, oyleor analogous saddle comprising a, saddle top, a. bracket: adapted to be attached. to the machine, parallel-'m0- tion :membersmounted ,upon ,the lbracket and Vmeans for -Conneotingr the said parallel-,motion .members to `,the saddleitop, saidparallel- Amot-ien members being disposed Yin upperE and llower planesandconsistng of a ri'gidlink .member4 pivoted at Oppositeendsand a `leaf spring fixed at one end and lpivot-ed at the lother end and arranged substantially paraL lel; to: and foo-operating with, theV rigid link member,v so asto act as a parallel motioni link-in order to impart a parallel-motion to the saddletop and at ythe same time support theload.

A motor-oyole,oyole oranalogous saddle comprising. saddle 'top' p ar'alell-motion link members at each side of the saddle consisting of a rigidt link'and a leaf spring arranged in upper; and .lower planes., means, for oonneoting the parallel-motionV link members to the machine, pair ofmembers' depending from the saddle top on'eat each,side the re oi,-

and `means for vconnecting .thel parallelV moe tion `members to the'.dependinggmembers, the

rigidflink` members being pivoted at oppo 'site ends and the-leaf spring members vbelink members .Consisting of,r agr-igid link mem-V ber. pivotedat opposite ends. and ya eompen' sated cantilever leaf spring pivoted .at about its middle, means, for vpivo'tfally connecting the lrigid link andone endoi'thefspring to the saddle top; means Jfor. mountiugthe :rigid link and spring upon: the. machinajanda stop on the machinefior engaging'thetail en dof. the spring,` the ,saidspr-ing 3o-operat-V ing with the rigid link member soY as toV act als parallel-motionl linkin. order to impart a .parallel-motion to the Vsaddle .topi andf at thegsame time ,tosupporttheload.

5. A motor-cycle, 'cyle and analogous saddle comprising a; saddle top supported at each side upon a compensated cantileverV I laminated lea-'f springfand, a rigid non-flexible link disposed;paralleltherewith which constrain, the vsaddle vto move with, asubstantially parallel-motion, a. .pairo. -mem bers dependingV romthe saddle topfone at each side thereoimeansfor mounting; the

depending members upon. their .respective springs andlmkdplates. secured to aifixed part. of themaohine, means :tor` pivotally mounting the springs and links upontheir respective plaise, and means,fort adjusting the tension'upon the springs to suit theV varying Weights-o--diferentriders. Y Y

`6. A motorC-yole, a; cycle. and analogous saddleheomprising a saddle-top lsupport.at each side upona compensated ycantilever laminated leaf springend avrigidf non flexible link disposed parallel, therewithwhioh constrain, the saddle to. movegwithfa substantiallyparallelf motion, a. pair of;v membersdepending fromthe-saddle top one at each side thereof, means for mountingithe 1,469,227 f Y Y 1 3 l v depending members upon their respective springs and links, plates Secured to a xed part of the machine, means for pivotally mounting the springs and links upon their 5 respective plates, means for adjusting the tension upon the springs to suit the varying Weights of dierent riders, and stops upon the plates to limit the upward movement of the saddle-top When the load is released Y therefrom.

In testimony lwhereof I have hereunto set my hand.

,ARTHUR HlLLsTEAn LAWRENCE. 

